FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) – Click HERE for more information
GRAND ROUNDS SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION (Upcoming and Archived Sessions):
UPCOMING:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT / Pizza Served in the Meeting Room at 11:45am
Location: Murray Ramsden Boardroom (KGH) or by Zoom (see Zoom details below)
CMPA: Improving Handover Communication | Presented by: Dr Elisabeth Boileau
Step 1: Open https://ubc.zoom.us/ and click on ‘Join a Meeting’.
Step 2: Enter the 11 digit Zoom Meeting ID (93332 470044) and click ‘Join’
If you have the Zoom client click ‘Open Zoom Meetings,’ otherwise, click ‘join from your browser.’
Enter the last 6 digits of the Zoom Meeting ID (470044), then click ‘Join Meeting.’
Accreditation Statements:
The Kelowna General Hospital Medical Staff Grand Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the British Columbia Chapter for up to 10 Mainpro+® credits.
Objectives: After the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the indications and contraindications for new modalities in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of specific medical conditions.
2. Formulate prioritized differential diagnoses for the clinical presentations of specific medical conditions, diagnoses, and diseases.
3. Apply clinical guidelines to their patients with an understanding of the rationale behind the guidelines and the expected outcomes of specific medical conditions, diagnoses, and diseases.
4. Integrate research techniques related to specific medical conditions, diagnoses, and diseases, into their own clinical, translational or basic science research.
SAVE THE DATE: May 23, 2025: CME Half-Day Event (watch this space for further details)
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ARCHIVED SESSIONS:
| Date | Presenter | Topic | Video link | Presentation (if available) |
| April 17, 2024 | Dr. Edith Blondel-Hill, MD, FRCPC | Antibiotic Stewardship – Choosing the Safest Antibiotic at the Right Dose for the Shortest Duration | View the taped presentation HERE (recording begins on slide 11) | Dr. Blondel-Hill’s presentation slides can be viewed it their entirety HERE. |
| May 15, 2024 | Dr. Wes Ely, MD, MPH | Delirium in Acute Care – A Critical Illness | View the taped presentation HERE. | Dr. Ely’s entire presentation is contained within the video link. |
| June 19, 2024 | Anne Benn, Specialist, Health Emergency Management, Interior Health, South & Central Okanagan | Discharging Patients to Community Care (Lessons Learned from 2023) | Video link not available. | Ms. Benn’s presentation slides can be viewed in their entirety HERE. |
| September 18, 2024 | Dr. Mark Soth, MD | Leading Your Financial Team | View the taped presentation HERE | Dr. Soth’s entire presentation is contained within the video link. |
| October 16, 2024 | Dr. Greg Costello | Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) | View the taped presentation HERE. | Dr. Costello’s entire presentation is contained within the video link. |
| October 25, 2024 | Half-Day CME Event | Care of the Hospitalized Patient | View Part 1 of the taped presentation HERE. (up to an including Dr. Hodgins’ “Interior Hematology” presentation) | View Part II of the taped presentation HERE. | The entire presentation is contained within the video links. |
| November 20, 2024 | Geordie Carswell and Peter Matkovich, Jehovah’s Witnesses Hospital Liaison Committee | Medical Management of Jehovah’s Witnesses – A Collaborative Approach | View the taped presentation HERE.
For additional information, go to JW.ORG/MEDICAL. |
The entire presentation is contained within the video links. |
| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | Dr Kirsten Everett, BC Coroner’s Office | BC Coroners Office: Who, When, Where, Why and How | Video presentation not available | |
| Wednesday, March 20, 2025 | Dr Alastair Williams | BLOOD ON THE LINE: Modern Challenges in Malignant Hematologic Emergencies |
Please direct any questions to the KGH MSA CME Administrator, Liechen Naude, by emailing LiechenNaude@gmail.com
